• Homemaking - Uncategorized

    May 2025: What’s in the Garden?

    May 21, 2025 - By 

    This month’s garden update is perhaps not as impressive as I would like. It turned out that many of my seedlings from last month’s update did not fair well, although I am not sure why. They were already looking a little sad before I set them out on the porch to harden off. And many did not survive the hardening off precess very well. Aside from the zucchini squash and kabocha squash, I am not sure any of the seedlings will survive now that they have been transplanted out. But it’s not the end of the world. At this time…

  • Homeschooling - Uncategorized

    Recap of Our AmblesideOnline Year 4: The Second Time Through

    May 14, 2025 - By 

    As we wrap up our school year this month, I am looking back over the year and reflecting on progress made and things I might want to work on changing as I plan ahead for next year. My daughter is about to finish AmblesideOnline’s Year 4, and this is my second time guiding a student through this year in our homeschool. Before beginning to write, I scrolled through some of my old blog posts and realized that the last time I recorded anything about our AO year, it was a 4-part series about Year 4 as I was in the…

  • Homemaking - Knitting and Crochet - Sewing and Crafting - Uncategorized

    On the Needles, May 2025

    May 7, 2025 - By 

    This month I decided to combine my sewing and knitting update into one because, truthfully, I have not been doing a huge amount of either lately. I just have one project that I am really enjoying working on right now, so let’s start with that first! As I mentioned in my last knitting update, I haven’t felt like working on my winter projects since the weather started warming up. So I was already in the market for a new cast-on to reignite the knitting mojo. Then I stumbled upon this locally produced alpaca and alpaca-wool blend yarn in a thrift…

  • Books and Reading - Uncategorized

    The Reading Report, Vol. 27: Spring Reading Progress

    May 1, 2025 - By 

    Happy May Day, reading friends! I am happy to be back with a new reading update today. I really wasn’t sure what I was going to write about this week when I realized that it was almost a new month, so I just waited until today so I could justify writing about books. These monthly round-ups are not only my favorite posts to write, but they also keep me accountable to stick with my goals! Looking back at last month’s “reading refresh” post, I am pleased to report that I did, in fact, get back on track with better reading…

  • Faith Talk - Uncategorized - Writing Life

    Might: Five Minute Fridays

    April 25, 2025 - By 

    This post is part of Five Minute Fridays Link-Ups. This week’s writing prompt is “Might.” Time begins now…. I like to think of myself as a fairly reliable person. I don’t like to make commitments that I know I will have trouble following through on. Still, sometimes I say I “might” do something or other and don’t end up doing it. I am not always fully trustworthy. I think my kids know by now if I say we “might” go somewhere or do some activity, it is not a guarantee. “Might” implies that it is not always likely to happen. But…